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Wireless Range Extender (Universal Repeater) Guide

The following instructions detail the setup required to congure an Edimax as a wireless range extender - as opposed to an

Access Point (AP) which is its DEFAULT factory setting.

It would need to be in this mode of operation if you are trying to achieve one of the following:

• Extending the range of an existing WiFi network either within a building or between buildings.

• Connecting to a WiFi Hotspot, or other source of wireless internet access.

(Note; there are instances where wireless hotspots which require an account to login, associate that account with the portable

wireless device which rst used the service, these will not allow a universal repeater to be used as it appears there are two

wireless devices using the account)

In order to perform these steps you will require a laptop or desktop computer (logged in as a user with Administrator level

access) and an Ethernet cable.

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Edimax EW-7416 Wireless Range Extender (Universal Repeater) Guide

If you are extending the range of an existing secure network you will need to access the controlling router and make a note

of the type of wireless security encryption in use and any pass-phrases or numbers.

Please refer to the documentation provided with that device for further information.

Step 1 – Access the Edimax Control Panel

Connect the EW-7416APN directly to a computer/ laptop with an Ethernet cable, then:-

For Windows XP:

1. Click on start, click on Control Panel, Network Connection, Right-click on Local Area Connection, and go to

Properties.

2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), click on Properties.

3. Select Use the Following IP Address, enter IP address 192.168.2.2 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, all other

elds are left empty

4. Click OK on IP Address settings

5. Click OK once more to save the settings.

For Windows Vista:

1. Click on start -> control panel -> network and internet -> network and sharing centre -> managed network connection

2. Right click on local area connection -> left click on properties

3. Select internet protocol v4 -> click on properties

4. Select Use the Following IP Address, enter IP address 192.168.2.2 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, all other

elds are left empty

5. Click OK on IP Address settings

6. Click OK once more to save the settings.

For Windows 7:

1. Click on start -> control panel -> network and internet -> network and sharing centre -> change adapter settings

2. Right click on local area connection -> left click on properties

3. Select internet protocol v4 -> click on properties

4. Select Use the Following IP Address, enter IP address 192.168.2.2 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, all other f

elds are left empty

5. Click OK on IP Address settings

6. Click OK once more to save the settings.

For MAC OSX:

1. Click on the apple icon on the top and select system preferences and select network

2. Location should be selected as Automatic and should be on network status, then please choose ‘built in Ethernet’

below and click on congure

3. Please click on the TCP/IP tab and select “manually” on congure IPv4, type in 192.168.2.10 on the IP address,

subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, router of 192.168.2.1 and ignore the DNS server settings

4. Click on apply.

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